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catfish meaning in Telugu

పిల్లిచేప pillicēpa

/ˈkætfɪʃ/

catfish in Telugu: పిల్లిచేప (pillicēpa). In English, catfish means any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

Telugu words for catfish

catfish
పిల్లిచేప pillicēpa

English meaning of catfish

  1. noun Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
  2. noun The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
  3. verb To fish for catfish.
  4. noun Someone who creates a false profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.

Full definition of catfish

catfish in a sentence

  • I only use this rod for catfishing.

Synonyms of catfish

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Questions about catfish in Telugu

What is the meaning of catfish in Telugu?
Catfish in Telugu is పిల్లిచేప (pillicēpa).
catfish అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Catfish: పిల్లిచేప (pillicēpa).
What does catfish mean in English?
Catfish means any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “catfish”: పిల్లిచేప. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: catfish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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